Tim Moreland Explained

Timothy James Moreland (January 6, 1947 – January 27, 2022)[1] was an American radio sportscaster who was the voice of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Early life

Moreland was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa and graduated from Bishop Heelan Catholic High School and Benedictine College. He later earned a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and a doctorate from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Career

After working in LeMars, Iowa and Casper, Wyoming, he moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he called called football and basketball games for the University of Nebraska. He left Nebraska for Minnesota, where he called Minnesota Vikings games for two seasons (1983–84) and Minnesota Twins games for one (1983). In 1986, he moved to Cincinnati, where he was the play–by–play announcer for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team and hosted a radio talk show on WCKY.[2] [3] In 1989, he was a finalist to replace Jerry Trupiano as the Houston Oilers' play-by-play announcer, but lost the job to Steve Fallon, the son of the team's original announcer Frank Fallon.[4] From 1994 to 2017, Moreland was a member of the staff at Catawba College, where he called football and basketball games and was a communication professor from 1994 to 2017.[5] He also spent 11 years as a announcer for East Carolina Pirates football games, calling games on the radio when the team's regular announcer, Jeff Charles, was in the television booth.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Timothy Moreland . 22 November 2023 . Salisbury Post . February 10, 2022.
  2. News: Ex-NU Announcer To Do Cincy Games . Omaha World - Herald . May 30, 1986.
  3. News: Mihoces . Gary . The Bengals overcome the Bungles . USA Today . October 12, 1988.
  4. News: Frank . Jay . Young Fallon gets Oiler job, following in dad's footsteps . Houston Chronicle . May 16, 1989.
  5. News: Former KFOR Sportscaster Tim Moreland Has Passed Away . 22 November 2023 . KFOR . February 11, 2022.
  6. News: Announcing Football Games Is a Sideline for Two Catawba College Professors . 22 November 2023 . Catawba College . October 27, 2004.